Join the Independent Consulting Community of Practice (ICCI) for a free, two-part online workshop designed to give evaluation consultants practical strategies and insider tips for finding and winning work through proposals.
You’ll learn how to navigate requests for proposals (RFPs), Statements of Work (SOWs), and more informal requests, with guidance from experienced evaluation consultants. Part 1 will cover how proposal writing connects to broader marketing efforts, where to find opportunities, how to decide which proposals are worth pursuing, and structuring your proposal content. Part 2 will guide you through the proposal process step by step, from planning and developing content (budgets, work plans, etc.) to submitting and following up effectively. Throughout, presenters will share tools, examples, and strategies to avoid common pitfalls that waste time and energy, including ways to use AI to support proposal development.
Part 1: Monday, October 20 | 12-1:30pm ET Part 2: Tuesday, October 21 | 12-1:30pm ET Registration (Prior to the workshop, registrants will be sent one Zoom link to join both Parts 1 and 2.)
This workshop is co-facilitated by ICCI steering committee members. Clare Levin is a Partner at Research Power Inc., an evaluation and research firm in Halifax, NS. Clare has 15 years of experience in designing and leading evaluations that drive policy and program improvements across health, education, justice, and other public sectors. Clare is a CES Credentialed Evaluator and holds a BA in Economics and History and an MA in International Affairs with a focus on health. Gail Vallance Barrington authored Consulting Start-up and Management (SAGE, 2012), Evaluation Time (with B. Triana-Tremain, SAGE, 2022), and “The Independent Consultant: An Insider’s Guide to a Consulting Career,” in The Evaluation Handbook: An Evaluator’s Companion (Bickman & Rog, eds., Guilford, 2025). Her consulting firm served evaluation clients for 35 years. She continues to teach consulting skills. Vanessa Anastasopoulos is a bilingual, Montreal-based consultant with 25+ years of evaluation experience. Through her collaborative and equity-driven approach, she has led 125+ evaluation and performance measurement projects in sectors like S&T, health, and education. In 2018, she founded VANASTAS, an evaluation firm that provides government, non-profit, and academia clients across Canada with evidence-based insights tailored to their needs. Whether you are new to independent consulting or looking to sharpen your approach, you’ll come away with strategies to improve your proposal success rate and strengthen your consulting practice.